Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 299 · 40 questions

How to say it (Join the words): Consonant + vowel: move the consonant to the next word — pick it up → pi-ki-tup. Vowel + vowel: after oo/oh/ow add a little w (go-wout); after ee/eye/ay add a little y (he-yis). Do not stop between the words — keep the air flowing.

1. 1.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) wake up
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) lots of
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
9. 9.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
11. 11.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) look out
13. 13.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) two cats
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) stand up
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) so big (c) go home
23. 23.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
24. 24.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
28. 28.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
31. 31.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
34. 34.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
35. 35.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
36. 36.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
37. 37.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) see you (c) blue car
39. 39.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange

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